| Case Name | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) ▲ | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolling v. Carter | 9 Ala. 921 | 1846 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Arnold v. Miller | 26 Miss. 152 | 1853 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Dabbs v. Dabbs | 27 Ala. 646 | 1855 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Weathersly v. Weathersly | 40 Miss. 462 | 1866 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Powell v. Glenn | 21 Ala. 458 | 1852 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Slaughter v. Slaughter | 23 Ark. 356 | 1861 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Lewis v. Starke | 18 Miss. 120 | 1848 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Wilks's Adm'r v. Greer | 14 Ala. 437 | 1848 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Downey v. Stacey | 1 La. Ann. 426 | 1846 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Marler v. Marler | 6 Ala. 367 | 1844 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Steele v. Brown | 18 Ala. 700 | 1851 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Merrill v. Moore's Heirs | 8 Miss. 271 | 1843 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Haynes v. Crutchfield | 7 Ala. 189 | 1844 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Daniel v. Guy | 19 Ark. 121 | 1857 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| Dent v. Smith | 15 Ala. 286 | 1849 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Armstrong v. Stovall | 26 Miss. 275 | 1853 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Trotter v. White | 18 Miss. 607 | 1848 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Newell v. Newell | 17 Miss. 56 | 1847 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Mead v. Figh | 4 Ala. 279 | 1842 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Blakey v. Heirs of Blakey | 9 Ala. 391 | 1846 | 0 | Alabama |